James Lee

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital

Academic Affiliations

Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Brain, Behaviour & Development

Research Group

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Research Areas

Epilepsy

Sleep Apnea

Sleep Disorders

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Contact

james.lee@cw.bc.ca

Phone

(604) 875-2345 ext. 2121

Mailing Address

4480 Oak Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6H 3V4

Overview: Dr. James Lee's research interests include Sleep Medicine (home monitoring for assessment of sleep-disordered breathing, circadian rhythms) and Epilepsy (sleep in patients with Dravet syndrome). He is involved in evaluating the utilization of and satisfaction with Telehealth.
Publications: Rapid Implementation of Virtual Health in a Pediatric Neurology Practice During COVID-19
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
James Lee and Dewi Schrader and Cyrus Boelman and Linda Huh and Mary B. Connolly
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2020.241
07/2021
Research: Sleep at Home
Multidisciplinary project to identify and evaluate home sleep monitoring devices against in-lab polysomnography.
Sleep quality in patients with Dravet Syndrome
Project to identify, characterize sleep disorders in patients with Dravet syndrome evaluated for neuropsychiatric concerns.

Research Group Members

Aditya Chhabra, Research Assistant

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Preventing the worst: Raising awareness to reduce suicides

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